Patient's question:
My second aunt has been suffering from hypertension for 8 years. Originally, she didn't have significant emotional fluctuations, and her hypertension didn't flare up much. However, recently, something tragic happened in her family—her only son died in a car accident and took his own life. She fainted on the spot and is currently hospitalized. Can my second aunt's 8-year hypertension be cured?Doctor's answer:
Hypertension is a metabolic disease. This disease cannot be fundamentally cured and requires long-term treatment and long-term control. Daily prevention work should avoid emotional stimuli, and attention should be paid to avoiding excessive fatigue. A light diet should be maintained. Elderly people who cannot work overtime need long-term oral antihypertensive medication for treatment, preferably oral long-acting calcium channel blockers for antihypertensive treatment.